Decoder with Nilay Patel

Decoder is a show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for

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Dale Dougherty
Recode Decode: Maker Faire founder Dale Dougherty and Make Magazine editor Mike Senese · Aug 2018

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Daniel Lurie
Recode Decode: Daniel Lurie, CEO, Tipping Point Community · Mar 2017

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Daniel Schreiber
Recode Decode: Daniel Schreiber · Jun 2020

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Danielle Lee
Recode Decode: Trash in space, diversity in STEM and artificial meat at TED 2019 · Apr 2019

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Danielle Strle

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Daphne Keller
Trump, Twitter, and the First Amendment, with platform moderation expert Daphne Keller · Jan 2021

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Dave Asprey
Recode Decode: Dave Asprey · Apr 2020

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Dave Itzkoff
Recode Media: Robin Williams biographer Dave Itzkoff · May 2018

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Dave Patterson

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David Chavern
Recode Decode: News Media Alliance CEO David Chavern · Mar 2019

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David Fahrenthold

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David Friend
Recode Decode: David Friend, author, ‘The Naughty Nineties’ · Jan 2018

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David Gorodyansky
Recode Decode: AnchorFree CEO David Gorodyansky · Oct 2018

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David Kaye
Recode Decode: David Kaye · Feb 2020

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David Risher
Lyft CEO David Risher on paying drivers more and the shift to robotaxis · Nov 2025

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David Rosenblatt
Recode Decode: David Rosenblatt, CEO, 1stdibs · Oct 2017

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David Solomon

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Deborah Rutter
Recode Decode: Deborah Rutter · Dec 2019

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Dennis Crowley
Recode Decode: Dennis Crowley and Jeff Glueck, co-founder and CEO, Foursquare · Oct 2016

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Dev Flaherty

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Dieter Bohn
The secrets of the first real smartphone, with Dieter Bohn · Nov 2021

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Dipayan Ghosh
Recode Decode: Dipayan Ghosh and Ben Scott, co-authors, ‘Digital Deceit’ · Jan 2018

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Donna Dubinsky
Recode Decode: Donna Dubinsky and Jeff Hawkins, co-founders, Numenta · Jun 2016

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Doug DeMuro
The quirks and features of YouTube car reviews with Doug DeMuro · Aug 2021

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Dylan Collins
Recode Decode: Dylan Collins · Dec 2019

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Ed Markey
Sen. Ed Markey wants media companies to fight for the First Amendment · Dec 2025

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Ed Niedermeyer
The movement to take down Tesla · Mar 2025

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Eddie Lazarus

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Edward Snowden
Recode Decode: Edward Snowden · Nov 2019

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Ellen Pao
Recode Decode: Ellen Pao, author, “Reset” · Oct 2017

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Ellen Shell
Recode Decode: "The Job" author Ellen Shell · Jan 2019

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Ellen Weintraub
Recode Decode: FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub · Oct 2019

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Ellis Hamburger
Inside the AI startup frenzy: ‘Everyone’s pivoting, then pivoting again’ · Jul 2025

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Emily Bell

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Emily Chang
Recode Decode: How to fix Silicon Valley's 'Brotopia' · Feb 2018

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Emily Weiss
Recode Decode: Glossier CEO Emily Weiss · Jan 2019

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Eric Christopher

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Eric Garcetti
Recode Decode: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti · Oct 2018

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Eric Gradman

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Eric Holder

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